I’m Donating my Body to Charity!

I am donating my body to charity! I’m going to use my walking, skipping, dancing (and hopefully, hang gliding) body and I’m teaming up with Krazee 4 Kripples at their annual Krazee 4 Kripples fundraiser!

So… What’s it about? It’s about Hanging for Hope!

This is from @lea083 on Krazee 4 Kripples:

“Last year I wanted to go skydiving. Then I decided I’m going to try raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of SA (Gauteng Branch) to assist them with purchasing equipment like wheelchairs etc for their members (I’m one as well, but don’t need that yet) With the help of my awesome friends & family we ended up being 4 “patients” skydiving, had 3 bands perform for free, sold sponsored shirts & braaipacks, had one heluva party, and raised just over R10 000. We named the event Krazee 4 Kripples, with last year’s slogan being “Going Mile high for Muscles”

Considering the success, we decided to make this an annual event, as there will always be some crazy thing I want to do. On 27 November we’re going Hang Gliding over Harties, and our slogan is “Hanging for Hope”. The bands have increased from 3 to 9, with the likes of Black Era & Bacchus Nel and Oktober Hemel coming to the party amongst others. We’ll have meat again, and a cash bar and I’m still working on a sponsor for the t-shirts.

The event will also be running on the same day as the Gauteng Hang Gliding Championships.

How Krazee 4 Kripples raises moola:

• People interested in going gliding with us must get a sponsor of R2000 minimum. R1000 pays for the glide & the rest is donated to MDF
• Plain donations made to the MDF
• Sponsorship of the shirts & meat which we sell on the day
• We do not have a cover charge for the day, but we will be asking for donations from the crowd”

I really believe this is an amazing cause, and I love the way they are doing it! It just shows a perseverance of heart, and a lot of Krazee, which I always enjoy!

So how is Lee planning on gliding with the eagles and other assorted flying stuffs?

I’m selling off my muscles and their accompanying body parts! In order for me to raise awareness of Muscular Dystrophy by using my functioning muscles, and thereby hurling myself into the air, I need to raise R2000.00 so that I can Hang for Hope over Harties!

For every sponsor, I will brand my body with whatever you want to advertise. Think of me as your moving, interactive and functional billboard – in shorts and a T-Shirt! Your brand will then get the chance to go hang gliding over Harties at the Gauteng Hang Gliding Championships!

*WARNING- CORNY ADVERTISING PAY OFF LINE*

Let your brand SOAR with Champions!

Now, you might be asking, “What on earth do I need to advertise?” Well, because I’m an awesome person, I’ve come up with some ideas that would definitely benefit from advertising!

• Your business web URL and Logo
• Your Llama farm in Tzaneen
• Your twitter handle
• Your Blog
• Your name (You know, so those hot chicks at the event can totally Facebook stalk you! I’ll put a good word in, I swear!)
• Your radio Station (Ahem… 5FM?)
• Your Great Granny Esmeralda’s peanut Butter cookies.

Sounds awesomesauce, right? So now that you’ve figured out that your Llama Farm in Tzaneen would greatly benefit from being advertised around thousands of people, in front of Hang Gliding Champions and with some impressive rockstars, you need to decide where to place your advert.

Luckily for you, and your Llama farm, I’ve got some space on some body parts that are itching for some professional temporary tats.

On offer:

• 2 x calves
• 2 x thighs
• 2 x feet (Scratch that actually…cos I still have that weird foot phobia)
• 2 x forearms
• 2 x upper arms
• 2 x hands
• 1 x back
• 2 x shoulders

*Thank heavens I’ve got extras of stuff*

I promise I’m not asking for a lot. In fact, if only 10 people donate R200.00, I will gliding my branded body over the beautiful Harties, letting the World witness your charitable and generally epic ways. It will be a MMMMM kind of product!

Good deal, yes? On top of getting you whack loads of exposure, I will also then dedicate an entire Blog Page (that will stay up for a year and be read by all my readers) gushing about how truly amazing you all are, with your name, URL’s and whatever else you desire. Then, I will use every Social Media skill I possess, and bully every blogger and geek I know to make you famous on the interwebz.

So if you want to brand the right brand on my right calf, this is how you go about it:

Simply do an EFT to:

Account Name: Muscular Dystrophy Foundation
Account Number: 1958 323 284
Account Type: Current Account
Bank: Nedbank Rosebank Gardens
Branch Code: 195 805
With the reference:#BodybrandedK4K

(You have to use that reference, otherwise they won’t know that you’re supporting me, and that would suck.)

Then, all you have to do is email me at LeeOlfsen@gmail.com with your proof of Payment and the specifics of what you want and where. See? Super Simple!

E.g. I would like to advertise the following:

Name: Most awesome Llama Farmer!

Website: www.llamafarma.com

Where: Please put my business name on your right calf.

Happiness frikkin is, right there!

Or, if you want to join me in my endeavour, email me and we make plan, yes?

Your Brand Here!

The Heart Stuff:

Muscular Dystrophy is a disease that causes skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and progressively, the death of muscle cells and tissue. Ultimately, this means that people diagnosed with MD lose the use of muscles that move and power the human body, and eventually leads to the sufferers becoming disabled and dying. The prognosis for people with muscular dystrophy varies according to the type and progression of the disorder. Some cases may be mild and progress very slowly over a normal lifespan, while others produce severe muscle weakness, functional disability, and loss of the ability to walk. Some children with muscular dystrophy die in infancy while others may live to adulthood. Muscular dystrophy can affect adults, but the more severe forms tend to occur in early childhood. So let’s help these people by getting them wheelchairs and other necessities that help to make their lives just a bit easier.

Although I’ve never been directly involved with a MD sufferer, my Dad passed away from Brain cancer that left him paralysed, brain-damaged and confined to either a bed or a wheelchair. I know the horrors firsthand of what being immobile can do to a person. How the simplest act of moving a man from a bed to a wheelchair involved a wife and two children and lots of physical and emotional strength. I know how hard Occupation Therapy can be- how painful, frustrating and heartbreaking it can be to try to take just two steps. Maybe it’s from these experiences, but i truly understand the need to make sure that whatever can help is available to the sufferers and the families. So, please support and let’s Hang for Hope!

For more information on MDSA and Hanging for Hope,

Phone 082 4521266.

Contact @lea083

Email me at leeolfsen@gmail.com

Catch me on Twitter at @LeeAnneOlfsen

Or just comment on this post and I’ll contact you!

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